Thanks, I'll check it out! Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 10:54 PM, Devin Walters <dev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Shameless self-promotion: http://GetClojure.com is something I wrote to > hopefully help people learn Clojure. One of the primary methods I used for > learning Clojure was to do problems, like the ones Alex mentioned, read > source, and ask questions in irc. The last one is important IMO and it's the > reason why I wanted to make something like GetClojure. The expressions you > search for are all taken from the irc channel and run through a sandbox so > you can see what the value and output is. This lets you investigate > interesting ways other people have chosen to use the language, and saves you > some of the back and forth you might encounter on irc. > > All of that being said, you still need to be able to reason about what you're > doing, so in general I recommend it as a "get unstuck sometimes" tool. There > are some hidden gems in there though, if you go to the last page of results > for a search term and work backwards. (hint: search for map, go to the last > page, and work backwards from there for a bit) You can also find interesting > destructuring examples by searching for 'let AND :or', and so on. > > Anyway, hope it's of use to you or anyone else dropping in on this thread. > > Happy Clojuring, > '(Devin Walters) > >> On Mar 20, 2014, at 22:23, Marcus Blankenship <mar...@creoagency.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Alex! Is it kosher to post questions about 4Clojure here? I'm >> stumped on a few, and simply looking up the answer often isn't helpful... >> Is there a clojure-noobs list? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:11 PM, Alex Miller <a...@puredanger.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marcus, >>> >>> Some great "problem" sites that can provide opportunities for practice: >>> - http://clojurescriptkoans.com/ (I think everything here is actually >>> Clojure) >>> - http://4clojure.com - make sure to turn on code golf mode and look at >>> others' solutions too >>> - http://exercism.io - get feedback from others on your solutions >>> - https://projecteuler.net/ >>> - http://codingforinterviews.com/ - great email series with practice >>> problems >>> >>> "Clojure for Web Development" from Pragmatic Press is a new Clojure book >>> that is a little more focused on a problem domain and build a web app. >>> >>> Hope that helps... >>> Alex Miller >>> >>>> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:08:41 PM UTC-5, Marcus Blankenship wrote: >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> >>>> I'm a post technical PM who's fascinated by Clojure, and want to learn it, >>>> but am having a hard time without a "real" project to work on. It's >>>> actually excited me so much I'm considering hanging up my PM hat and >>>> diving back in the "programmer pool" again! >>>> >>>> My problem appears to be 1) focus, and 2) fear. Focus because I can't >>>> (yet) earn a living on a clojure project, so it must be done during "off >>>> hours". Fear because it's harder and more different than the old OO >>>> languages I've used in the past. >>>> >>>> So I'm curious: how did you learn Clojure well enough to be proficient >>>> with it, or how are you working on learning it? >>>> >>>> Anyone else facing the focus + fear dilemma? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Clojure" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com >>> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >>> your first post. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Clojure" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your >> first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Clojure" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. 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